NIGHTS OUT IN THE KITCHEN (HB)

In this sequel to Nights Out at Home, Jay Rayner offers an irresistible combination of recipes sparked by the dishes he has fallen for during his time as a restaurant critic, alongside family favourites refined in his kitchen at home. To accompany meatballs with braised spaghetti, shaved fennel and lemon zest salad, tartiflette tart and slow cooked tandoori lamb shoulder, Jay considers the problem with dinner parties, the route to a less painful Christmas lunch, and the question of whether, given the wretchedly negative reviews he’s written, he might be a total scumbag.